17.2 I got Found out
…I couldn’t lie anymore.
“I understand. I am indeed the saint of that kingdom.”
“A, as I thought…”
After some thought, I confessed.
Nigel widened his eyes.
“Why is the saint of that kingdom in such a place as this?”
“That’s…”
I explained everything to Nigel.
Prince Claude hadn’t only broken his engagement with me but had also exiled me.
To quit being a saint and live my life for once, I went to Lynchgiham.
I could’ve just lied. But before Nigel, I found myself unable to do so.
I told Nigel without concealing anything. The entire time, I gazed straight into his eyes.
“H, how can that be…!? What is the prince of Verclaim thinking!? To exile the saint who possesses such tremendous power! Moreover, he also annulled the engagement!?”
After he heard my explanation, Nigel was upset.
Seeing his reaction, I felt glad.
However.
“I apologize for lying. I will leave this kingdom soon. I won’t be a hindrance to you.”
I apologized properly.
…Right when I thought I had finally found a place I could settle down… so it turned out, I had to leave soon.
Where should I go next?
If I got found out again, I would have to leave again.
However, in order for me to keep living, I had to lie. I had to fool people.
…I vaguely realized.
Perhaps, I no longer had anywhere to go.
Perhaps, the world no longer had a place for me.
“…Eliane, what are you going to do, now?”
To me, whom was at a loss, Nigel inquired.
“…I, I want to find a place where I can settle down. I don’t have to be rich, being poor is alright, too… I just want a place where I can live in peace… that’s all…”
“Is Lynchgiham not good enough?”
“Of course, Lynchgiham is the best… but, if I stay here, I will end up becoming a nuisance.”
I no longer had anything to do with Claude.
But that didn’t guarantee we wouldn’t cross paths in the future.
“…Well then, Eliane, you should stay here.”
“Huh?”
What he said was unexpected.
“To the royal family of Lynchgiham, these words are passed down;
‘Reach out when there are people in need. No matter what difficulties it may yield, you mustn’t forsake people in need easily.’
If the word came out that I had shooed a supposed country girl away, Father and the citizens would get angry.”
“B, but I am not a citizen of Lynchgiham.”
“Didn’t Father say he’d prepare a place for you to live? Then you’re already one of us.”
I didn’t know such kindness existed.
It had been awhile since I had been treated with such kindness, I was about to cry.
“Not to mention, the reason you’re here in the first place is because he has one-sidedly exiled you, right? Then the answer should be clear.”
“B, but still…”
“Do you think Lynchgiham is such a small kingdom, it can’t fit even one saint?”
“…It’s not like that.”
“Then, why not stay here? The only one who will know your real identity is me, and His Highness the King. I want you to please overlook that.”
As he was the prince, that was only a natural move to make.
In addition, if he didn’t relay the information to the king, they wouldn’t be able to intercept any unexpected situations that may happen in the future.
“Alright, then.”
“That’s good.”
“But… is it really alright for me to stay in this kingdom? I won’t be a hindrance or anything?”
“Hindrance? Why, there’s no such a thing… and, starting from here, it’ll be a personal conversation.”
Nigel’s gaze turned even more serious as he said;
“—I want to spend more time with you.”
***T/N: …Even though you guys just met this morning? Nani?
Exactly. How did we go from her being self absorbed about the consequences and him needing to think it through to her being a martyr he has to urge to stay with extremely redundant dialogue in a split second?
Prince at first: “If youre a saint from the other kingdom, then there could be a war!”
Prince later: “Why do you want to leave so badly???”
HMMM
[“I apologize for lying. I will leave this kingdom soon. I won’t be a hindrance to you.”]
hahaha she think she can leave after shackling herself…
oh they will treat her better, but no way they will let her go.
There won’t be any problems. The Prince exiled her so she is free to go wherever she wants. Clearly they will want her back in the future but she has to be willing, otherwise she wouldn’t put barriers up. Besides, she could protect herself well enough I’d imagine.
Yeah, they just met. This Prince is super sus. Everybody is way too nice.
i’ve hunch that dragon soon gonna visit Lynchgiham in human form lol
(The only one who will know your real identity is me, and His Highness the King.) yeah for now…she is horrible at keeping this secret…soon the entire kingdom will know…
It does seem a lil too fast… I would believe it more that the prince was actually plan to use her in the future and wants to hold connections with her while he has a chance than being some goodie two shoes of a prince…
She did save his life it is probably the suspension bridge effect
Love at first sight?
Love because she saved his life?
I normally don’t think of alternate pov chapters much. I don’t hate them, but I don’t love them either. But depending on how the story flows, we’re probably gonna need one of those.
Cehh…. Go explode you damn Riajuu.
He’s working too fast!
I’m worried she will be engaged to him before she even notices.
Hola! Ditto that!
How hp? Don’t know bro. Do you want to get to know her because of her power or cause she’s a little cutie pie? I’m rooting for the dragon!! Lol
Many thanks
Hola! Ditto that!
thank you
To be fair, he’s probably interested with her as a person, not romantically (yet). Welp, we’ll find out in the next chapter
Actually I would not be surprised if ‘love at first sight’ was in effect here. ‘Destiny’ certainly is since she bumped into prince guy almost immediately after leaving first kingdom. Just keep shoveling on the juxtaposition luck to contrast the misfortune of the two idiots.
Well she had been in misfortune for as long as she was engaged. She probably spent an entire life of luck to meet the prince lmao but ehh it would be better if they get to know each other slowly instead of getting together immediately.
It may only have been a few hours, but he’s interested in her since she’s probably pretty, she’s nice enough that she basically exposed her identity to help others, including him, and, her powers would be useful for the kingdom. She’d be a great catch as a future bride, but he probably wants to get to know her better to make sure she isn’t secretly a b*%&$ or something. Plus she’ll get to know him better, allowing her to ensnare her ;D